''Towards Zero'' is a
BBC One
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mystery television series, adapted by Rachel Bennette from the 1944 novel ''
Towards Zero
''Towards Zero'' is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in June 1944 and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in July of the same year. The first US edition of the novel retailed a ...
'' by
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...
. It features an ensemble cast including
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director and model. She is best known for playing Morticia Addams in the ''The Addams Family'' and '' The Addams Family Values'', as well as often portraying eccentric and distincti ...
,
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (born 24 October 1986) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Netflix horror television series '' The Haunting of Hill House'' (2018) and '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' (2020), as well as for his role ...
,
Ella Lily Hyland
Ella Lily Hyland is an Irish actress.
Early life
From Carlow, Ireland, her grandfather Dinny Hyland was a record-breaking Irish pole vaulter. Her cousin Jamie Hyland is an All-Ireland schools champion in athletics. She trained in pole vaulting ...
,
Mimi Keene
Mimi Roshan Saeed (born 5 August 1998), better known as Mimi Keene, is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Cindy Williams (EastEnders), Cindy Williams on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2013–2015), Ruby Matthews on the Netflix ...
,
Jackie Clune, Grace Doherty,
Jack Farthing,
Clarke Peters
Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American actor, writer, and director, who has spent much of his adult life in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freamon in the television ...
,
Anjana Vasan
Anjana Vasan (born 31 January 1987) is an Indian-born actress based in the United Kingdom. For her stage work, Vasan has won a Laurence Olivier Award. On television, she stars in the Channel 4 sitcom '' We Are Lady Parts'' (2021–2024), for wh ...
, and
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans ( ; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. He gained recognition for playing Kevin Walker in the family drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in the spy drama series ''The Americans'' (2013 ...
. It was broadcast on BBC One in three parts from 2 March 2025.
Premise
The three-part serial is a murder mystery surrounding a recently divorced British tennis player holidaying at his aristocratic aunt's house on the south coast of England in the 1930s.
Cast
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Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director and model. She is best known for playing Morticia Addams in the ''The Addams Family'' and '' The Addams Family Values'', as well as often portraying eccentric and distincti ...
as Camilla, Lady Tressilian
*
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (born 24 October 1986) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Netflix horror television series '' The Haunting of Hill House'' (2018) and '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' (2020), as well as for his role ...
as Nevile Strange
*
Ella Lily Hyland
Ella Lily Hyland is an Irish actress.
Early life
From Carlow, Ireland, her grandfather Dinny Hyland was a record-breaking Irish pole vaulter. Her cousin Jamie Hyland is an All-Ireland schools champion in athletics. She trained in pole vaulting ...
as Audrey Strange
*
Mimi Keene
Mimi Roshan Saeed (born 5 August 1998), better known as Mimi Keene, is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Cindy Williams (EastEnders), Cindy Williams on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2013–2015), Ruby Matthews on the Netflix ...
as Kay Elliott-Strange
*
Jackie Clune as Mrs Barrett
* Grace Doherty as Sylvia
*
Jack Farthing as Thomas Royde
*
Clarke Peters
Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American actor, writer, and director, who has spent much of his adult life in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freamon in the television ...
as Mr Treves
*
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans ( ; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. He gained recognition for playing Kevin Walker in the family drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in the spy drama series ''The Americans'' (2013 ...
as Inspector Leach
*
Anjana Vasan
Anjana Vasan (born 31 January 1987) is an Indian-born actress based in the United Kingdom. For her stage work, Vasan has won a Laurence Olivier Award. On television, she stars in the Channel 4 sitcom '' We Are Lady Parts'' (2021–2024), for wh ...
as Mary Aldin
* Alexander Cobb as DS Miller
* Khalil Ben Gharbia as Louis Morel
* Adam Hugill as Mac
* Molly Williams as maid no. 1
Production
The Agatha Christie novel of the same name was adapted by Rachel Bennette who is also an executive producer. Executive producers are James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited, Damien Timmer and Sheena Bucktowonsing for Mammoth Screen, Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, and Reemah Sakaan, Stephen Nye, and Robert Schildhouse for BritBox International. The series is directed by Sam Yates.
In June 2024
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress, director and model. She is best known for playing Morticia Addams in the ''The Addams Family'' and '' The Addams Family Values'', as well as often portraying eccentric and distincti ...
,
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (born 24 October 1986) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Netflix horror television series '' The Haunting of Hill House'' (2018) and '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' (2020), as well as for his role ...
,
Ella Lily Hyland
Ella Lily Hyland is an Irish actress.
Early life
From Carlow, Ireland, her grandfather Dinny Hyland was a record-breaking Irish pole vaulter. Her cousin Jamie Hyland is an All-Ireland schools champion in athletics. She trained in pole vaulting ...
,
Mimi Keene
Mimi Roshan Saeed (born 5 August 1998), better known as Mimi Keene, is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Cindy Williams (EastEnders), Cindy Williams on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2013–2015), Ruby Matthews on the Netflix ...
,
Jackie Clune, Grace Doherty,
Jack Farthing,
Clarke Peters
Peter Clarke (born April 7, 1952), known professionally as Clarke Peters, is an American actor, writer, and director, who has spent much of his adult life in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freamon in the television ...
,
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans ( ; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. He gained recognition for playing Kevin Walker in the family drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in the spy drama series ''The Americans'' (2013 ...
and
Anjana Vasan
Anjana Vasan (born 31 January 1987) is an Indian-born actress based in the United Kingdom. For her stage work, Vasan has won a Laurence Olivier Award. On television, she stars in the Channel 4 sitcom '' We Are Lady Parts'' (2021–2024), for wh ...
were announced in the cast.
Filming began in the summer of 2024 in
Bristol
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and
Devon
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.
Release
The series was broadcast on BBC One in three parts from 2 March 2025. All three episodes were made available on
BBC iPlayer
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on that date.
Episodes
Reception
Lucy Mangan
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Early life and education
Mangan was born in 1974 and grew up in Catford, ...
of ''
The Guardian
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'' awarded the series three stars out of five saying that she expected to remain "gently entertained, to the very end. I hope devoted fans enjoy every minute".
On
Rotten Tomatoes
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it has a 71% rating based on reviews from 24 critics.
References
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